They guy who's property I just aquired permission to hunt this year is going to try corn and some apple flavored deer attractant. Its a red powder stuff. Kinda reminds me of deer cocaine, just red and apple. He said the same thing about sweet flavor and has tried soaking corn with water. Has done corn with beer. Corn with water and molasses. He said that they seem to hit it all at one point time or another. Just some they take to faster than others. I tend to agree with the home range roaming concept more than the attraction of the bait. They are hogs!!! They eat anything!!!!!
Hell, in Can. we baited bears with popcorn, syrup, and melted marshmellows with a candy bar or 2 thrown in for a kicker!!!!!!! Who would have thought!!!!!! It tasted pretty good also!!!!!!